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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:44  
clear_day Transit: 12:57  
SunsetSet: 21:11 south
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IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius

Altitude: -1.1°   Azimuth: 219.6°   Direction: South-West

IC 1207 is a Association of Stars in the Scorpius constellation. IC 1207 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

IC 1207
Association of Stars
Scorpius

IC 1207 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -1.1°
Azimuth: 219.6°
Direction: South-West

See also IC 1207 rise and set times.
Available Resources for IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius

Apparent size of IC 1207

The following table reports IC 1207 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1207 is a visual representation of it.
2 arcmin
0.5 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1207

The image below is a photograph of IC 1207 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
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DSS2 image of IC 1207 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (2 arcmin) and minor (0.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1207

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1207 are provided in the following table:

16h 19m 27s
-29° 39’ 03”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1207 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

Finder chart IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

Rise ans set times of IC 1207 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.7°
Max altitude: 8.9°
Azimuth: 240.3°
IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom